diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index 3175d3ecd..144edc8d1 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ var Config = function() {
   this.colors = true;
   this.autoWatch = false;
   this.autoWatchBatchDelay = 250;
-  this.usePolling = false;
+  this.usePolling = true;
   this.reporters = ['progress'];
   this.singleRun = false;
   this.browsers = [];